The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-11-17

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COUNTY NEWS.
H. =, SUMMIT LAKE.
This nice weather drives I'll thought |
Of California away.
Almost every one IL putting ID their
time ut blowing.
The big prairie fire of week ago did
any amount of damage. ltburnsd
over D. w. Chuto's tree claim aud do
stroyed a great deal ct hay. Among
some of the hay losers are Tim Cone
ley, IN Larkin, about go tons; Joe Ran.
20 tons; B. ". Pope. II tons, and
Chas. Dana and E. Key, 20 tons.
A trick played by one Of the thresh-
ers of Elk township on f. Key, OF this
town is worth mentioning. Mir. Key
engaged the machine to thrrsi.
his job and when they had got most
done the owner of tho machine Ietustd
to finish the job.
Some parties with dogs (very likely
hunters) set q fire inside b. W.sPope o
fire lines after the prairie. around hau
been burned over, and had not Wy
more. been there Mr.. Pope would have |
people ought to he sent just as far as |
the law would take them. Mr.. POpe
was ut one Of the neighbors and to- K
after the rascals, and when they saw
him after them they jnst plyed the
whip onto their horse and fairly flew
over the hills.
A party at f. Keys last Friday
night was very pleasant affair. 1t
was in honor of w. E. Keys 2lst
birthday. The time was passed it,
playing games until after midnight.
Among those present were: Miss I.au.
RI Forder, MISS Annie Moore, Miss
Nellie Kerr, Miss Minnie Snmberg.
Miss May Bass, Miss Carrie Bassett,
and B w, Kerr. Frank Kerr. r. f.
Dana. Louis aud Elmer Bassett, Thorn.
as Wilson.
Chas. Dana has rented his farm to q
man from Iowa. -.
PADDY FROM CORK.
Two colts, one horse, years old, for
sale. Inquire OF Of A. Firth, Sec. 6,
LOrain.
| Never nicer weather for plowing.
Thomas Crow has been over from
Blue Earth county visiting his sister,
Mrs. Thomas Selby, of IIerSey. He is
talking of going South.
Remember, On the night of the 26th
of this month, there will b. 4 meeting
of the Fa mers' Alliance. All farm
ers interested are requested to be pres
! ent Oh that night.
Threshing items-Mr Williams oats
went 4O bushels, wheat 20, flax 5; Mr.
VOsburg's wheat 20, oats ~, flax IL;
Mr.. Payne's oats ~, wheat ~. barley
25, flax 5.
Mrs. Carl Liesticois going to st. Paul
to take medical treatment. She has
been quite sick.
The school in the Vosburg district
will commence the lst of December.
Mr.. Williams has got his hay pressed
and sold it to A. Forbes.
MIR. VIM. Tomfort has hecn having
his hay pressed. Tie Kerr boys did
the pressing.
! Pl"wing is going on IN dead earnest
this fall. Good piowing ". .ather.
! ELK.
Everybody is busy pushing the work
along, keeping II si';s.p lookout toward
the northwest, but net viii. that long
ing look that is usually cast toward a
desired object.
| Very little threshing to do yet.
Flowing, after all, will be nearly fin
ished before winter. Thanks to the
good weather.
Levi Coyer lost valueable horse re-
Gently.
Frank Turner has finished threshing
and hauled his thresher home for the
season.
Mr.. Alley reports that his corn
yielded him 100 bushels to the acre.
He says that manure and thorough
cultivation is what did it.
A good many begin to complain of a
a lack OF water in their wells.
The fine weather continues Mt this
writing with ''unabated fury" but we
expect Old Boreas will be down on us
some of these days with a vengeance
that will beat unabated fury all hol.
low.
The geese and dncks are much thick.
er than they were eai lier in the season.
There is y very strong rumor afoat
that we had another wedding in the
southern part of town last Tuesday.
Particulars next week.
''I'll pray for you all night" said
the Rev. Dr.. Bolton to Spies. ''Pray
for yourself" said Spies, ''you need it
more" Our opinion is that both were
right.
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